As pleased as Punch ......Meaning.........Very pleased.
Origin............................
'As pleased as Punch' derives from the Mr. Punch puppet character. Punch's name itself derives from Polichinello (spelled various ways, including Punchinello), a puppet used in the 16th century Italian Commedia dell'arte.
Punch and Judy shows, the popular summer-time entertainments on British beaches, have been somewhat in decline from the latter half of the 20th century onward, due to them being seen as politically incorrect. That's hardly surprising as the main character Punch is a wife-beating serial killer.
In performance, the grotesque Punch character is depicted as self-satisfied and delighted with his evil deeds and squawking "That's the way to do it!" whenever he dispatches another victim. Nevertheless, there is still what might be called a folk affection for the old rogue in the UK and it would be a shame to see the tradition fade away completely.
The show had an Italian origin and has been much changed over the years. It began in Britain at the time of the restoration of the monarchy in the 17th century. Samuel Pepys' Diary has an entry from 1666 that shows this early origin and also the popularity of the show even then:
"I with my wife... by coach to Moorefields, and there saw ‘Polichinello’, which pleases me mightily."
The phrase 'as pleased as Punch' appears fairly late in the story. The earliest known record is from William Gifford's satires The Baviad, and Maeviad, 1797:
Oh! how my fingers itch to pull thy nose! As pleased as Punch, I'd hold it in my gripe.
'As pleased as Punch' is now the most common form of the expression. When the term was coined it was just as usual to say 'as proud as Punch'. Charles Dickens, for example used the two terms interchangeably in his novels. For example:
David Copperfield, 1850: I am as proud as Punch to think that I once had the honor of being connected with your family.
Hard Times, 1854: When Sissy got into the school here..her father was as pleased as Punch.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Once in a Blue Moon........................
Once in a blue moon...........................
Meaning............Very rarely.
Origin.....................
Ask the man on the Clapham omnibus the question 'What is a blue moon exactly?' and you are likely to get one of three answers:
1. Duh.
2. It's the second full moon in a calendar month.
3. It's when the moon looks blue.
Let's start with 3. Very occasionally, the moon actually does appear to be blue. This sometimes occurs after a volcanic eruption, like that of Krakatao in 1883. Dust particles in the atmosphere are normally of a size to diffract blue light, making the moon appear reddish at sunset. Larger volcanic dust particles diffract red light, making the moon appear bluish.
Tempting as it is to suppose that something that happens very rarely, and which is mentioned by name in a phrase that means 'very rarely', is the source of the phrase, it probably isn't.
Actual examples of the moon appearing blue would in fact be the exception that proves the rule, as the 'blue moon' was originally something that was considered not rare but impossible. The two notions, 'a blue moon' and 'the moon is made of green cheese', were synonyms for absurdity, like 'pigs might fly'.
The 'blue moon' expression with the 'impossibility' meaning is old and dates back to mediaeval England. For example, a work by William Barlow, the Bishop of Chichester, the Treatyse of the Buryall of the Masse, 1528, included a sarcastic reference to a blue moon:
If they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true.
In the following year, John Frith's essay A pistle to the christen reader, 1529, included:
"They wold make men beleue... that ye mone is made of grene chese."
Only after several centuries, and after the original usage had long since died out, did 'once in a blue moon' come to mean something that didn't happen very often. The earliest example of it that I can find is in Pierce Egan’s Real Life in London, 1821:
How’s Harry and Ben? - haven’t seen you this blue moon.
Moving on to answer No. 2. To explain that one we have to follow a long trail of etymological research, leading back to an American amateur astronomer called James Pruett.
Since 1819, The Maine Farmers' Almanac has listed the dates of forthcoming blue moons. The compilers of the almanac had their own definition of what blue moons are. This derives from the fact that lunar and calendar months aren't quite the same and that some years have 13 full moons. In a typical 12-moon year, the moons all have names, like the familiar 'Harvest Moon', 'Hunter's Moon' etc. In a 13-moon year the extra moon is, somewhat arbitrarily, deemed to be the third moon in the season that has four rather than the usual three, and is called the 'Blue Moon'. The aforementioned James Pruett read an edition of the Maine Farmers' Almanac, but misinterpreted the system and printed the 'second full moon in a month' version in a 1946 edition of the Sky & Telescope Magazine. For some reason, probably because it ended up being printed as an answer in an early version of Trivial Pursuit, Pruett's version has gained currency.
Two full moons in a month isn't really all that rare an occurrence - it happens approximately every three years. Despite it being both inaccurate and coined by mistake, Pruett's No. 2 answer is now widely accepted as a definition of 'blue moon'.
Meaning............Very rarely.
Origin.....................
Ask the man on the Clapham omnibus the question 'What is a blue moon exactly?' and you are likely to get one of three answers:
1. Duh.
2. It's the second full moon in a calendar month.
3. It's when the moon looks blue.
Let's start with 3. Very occasionally, the moon actually does appear to be blue. This sometimes occurs after a volcanic eruption, like that of Krakatao in 1883. Dust particles in the atmosphere are normally of a size to diffract blue light, making the moon appear reddish at sunset. Larger volcanic dust particles diffract red light, making the moon appear bluish.
Tempting as it is to suppose that something that happens very rarely, and which is mentioned by name in a phrase that means 'very rarely', is the source of the phrase, it probably isn't.
Actual examples of the moon appearing blue would in fact be the exception that proves the rule, as the 'blue moon' was originally something that was considered not rare but impossible. The two notions, 'a blue moon' and 'the moon is made of green cheese', were synonyms for absurdity, like 'pigs might fly'.
The 'blue moon' expression with the 'impossibility' meaning is old and dates back to mediaeval England. For example, a work by William Barlow, the Bishop of Chichester, the Treatyse of the Buryall of the Masse, 1528, included a sarcastic reference to a blue moon:
If they saye the mone is belewe, We must beleve that it is true.
In the following year, John Frith's essay A pistle to the christen reader, 1529, included:
"They wold make men beleue... that ye mone is made of grene chese."
Only after several centuries, and after the original usage had long since died out, did 'once in a blue moon' come to mean something that didn't happen very often. The earliest example of it that I can find is in Pierce Egan’s Real Life in London, 1821:
How’s Harry and Ben? - haven’t seen you this blue moon.
Moving on to answer No. 2. To explain that one we have to follow a long trail of etymological research, leading back to an American amateur astronomer called James Pruett.
Since 1819, The Maine Farmers' Almanac has listed the dates of forthcoming blue moons. The compilers of the almanac had their own definition of what blue moons are. This derives from the fact that lunar and calendar months aren't quite the same and that some years have 13 full moons. In a typical 12-moon year, the moons all have names, like the familiar 'Harvest Moon', 'Hunter's Moon' etc. In a 13-moon year the extra moon is, somewhat arbitrarily, deemed to be the third moon in the season that has four rather than the usual three, and is called the 'Blue Moon'. The aforementioned James Pruett read an edition of the Maine Farmers' Almanac, but misinterpreted the system and printed the 'second full moon in a month' version in a 1946 edition of the Sky & Telescope Magazine. For some reason, probably because it ended up being printed as an answer in an early version of Trivial Pursuit, Pruett's version has gained currency.
Two full moons in a month isn't really all that rare an occurrence - it happens approximately every three years. Despite it being both inaccurate and coined by mistake, Pruett's No. 2 answer is now widely accepted as a definition of 'blue moon'.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Supereb definitions............................
SUPERB Definitions....................Read & Enjoy!!!!!!!
CIGARETTE..................:
A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other!
MARRIAGE..............................
It's an agreement wherein a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her master
LECTURE..........................
An art of transmitting Information from the notes of the lecturer
to the notes of students without passing through the minds
of either
CONFERENCE.............................
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present
COMPROMISE................................
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece
TEARS..............................
The hydraulic force by which masculine will power is defeated by feminine water-power!
DICTIONARY............................
A place where divorce comes before marriage
CONFERENCE ROOM.........................
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on
ECSTASY.................................
A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before
CLASSIC.........................
A book which people praise, but never read
SMILE.............................
A curve that can set a lot of things straight!
OFFICE.................................
A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life
YAWN..............................
The only time when some married men ever get to open their mouth
ETC...................................
A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do
COMMITTEE.....................................
Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together
EXPERIENCE..................
The name men give to their Mistakes.
ATOM BOMB......................
An invention to bring an end to all inventions
PHILOSOPHER....................
A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead
DIPLOMAT...........................
A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip
OPPORTUNIST...........................
A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river
OPTIMIST.........................
A person who while falling from EIFFEL TOWER says in midway
"SEE I AM NOT INJURED YET!"
PESSIMIST..........................
A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in OPPORTUNITY
MISER........................
A person who lives poor so that he can die RICH!
FATHER...................
A banker provided by nature
CRIMINAL......................
A guy no different from the other, unless he gets caught
BOSS...............................
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early
POLITICIAN.............................
One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence Later
DOCTOR............................
A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by his bills!!
CIGARETTE..................:
A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end and a fool at the other!
MARRIAGE..............................
It's an agreement wherein a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her master
LECTURE..........................
An art of transmitting Information from the notes of the lecturer
to the notes of students without passing through the minds
of either
CONFERENCE.............................
The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present
COMPROMISE................................
The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece
TEARS..............................
The hydraulic force by which masculine will power is defeated by feminine water-power!
DICTIONARY............................
A place where divorce comes before marriage
CONFERENCE ROOM.........................
A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on
ECSTASY.................................
A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have never felt before
CLASSIC.........................
A book which people praise, but never read
SMILE.............................
A curve that can set a lot of things straight!
OFFICE.................................
A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life
YAWN..............................
The only time when some married men ever get to open their mouth
ETC...................................
A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do
COMMITTEE.....................................
Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together
EXPERIENCE..................
The name men give to their Mistakes.
ATOM BOMB......................
An invention to bring an end to all inventions
PHILOSOPHER....................
A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead
DIPLOMAT...........................
A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip
OPPORTUNIST...........................
A person who starts taking bath if he accidentally falls into a river
OPTIMIST.........................
A person who while falling from EIFFEL TOWER says in midway
"SEE I AM NOT INJURED YET!"
PESSIMIST..........................
A person who says that O is the last letter in ZERO, Instead of the first letter in OPPORTUNITY
MISER........................
A person who lives poor so that he can die RICH!
FATHER...................
A banker provided by nature
CRIMINAL......................
A guy no different from the other, unless he gets caught
BOSS...............................
Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early
POLITICIAN.............................
One who shakes your hand before elections and your Confidence Later
DOCTOR............................
A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by his bills!!
Read & enjoy..........................................
Read & Enjoy your week end................
Judge: Why did you hit your husband with a chair?"
Wife: "I couldn't lift the table."
"What did one ghost say to another?"
"Do you believe in people?"
My friend has a fine watch dog
At any suspicious noise he wakes the dog and the dog begins to bark.
They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
"Room Service? Can you send up a towel?"
" Please wait someone else is using it."
When I told the doctor about my loss of memory, he made me pay in advance.
"Where did you get those big eyes?"
"They came with the face."
I went alone on our honeymoon. My wife had already seen Niagara Falls .
But the psychiatrist really helped me a lot. I would never answer the phone, because I was afraid. Now I answer it whether it rings or not.
It was love at first sight. Then I took a second look !!
"Look, guide, here are some lion tracks."
"Good. You see where they go and I'll find out where they came from."
"Do you think I"ll lose my looks as I get older?"
"Yes if you're lucky."
A modern artist is one who throws paint on canvas, wipes it off with a cloth and sells the cloth.
"Has there been any insanity in your family?"
"Yes, doctor. My husband thinks he's the boss."
I was thinking of becoming a doctor.
I have the handwriting for it.
"My wife doesn't know what she wants."
" You're lucky. My wife does."
We have a quiet home life. I don't speak to her and she doesn't speak to me.
"What do use for washing dishes?"
"Oh, I tried many things but found my husband best. "
"Why don't you give your husband a divorce?"
"What, I have lived with him for ten years and now I should make him happy?"
"Young man, do you think you can handle a variety of work?"
"I ought to be able to. I've had 12 different jobs in four months."
Judge: Why did you hit your husband with a chair?"
Wife: "I couldn't lift the table."
"What did one ghost say to another?"
"Do you believe in people?"
My friend has a fine watch dog
At any suspicious noise he wakes the dog and the dog begins to bark.
They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.
"Room Service? Can you send up a towel?"
" Please wait someone else is using it."
When I told the doctor about my loss of memory, he made me pay in advance.
"Where did you get those big eyes?"
"They came with the face."
I went alone on our honeymoon. My wife had already seen Niagara Falls .
But the psychiatrist really helped me a lot. I would never answer the phone, because I was afraid. Now I answer it whether it rings or not.
It was love at first sight. Then I took a second look !!
"Look, guide, here are some lion tracks."
"Good. You see where they go and I'll find out where they came from."
"Do you think I"ll lose my looks as I get older?"
"Yes if you're lucky."
A modern artist is one who throws paint on canvas, wipes it off with a cloth and sells the cloth.
"Has there been any insanity in your family?"
"Yes, doctor. My husband thinks he's the boss."
I was thinking of becoming a doctor.
I have the handwriting for it.
"My wife doesn't know what she wants."
" You're lucky. My wife does."
We have a quiet home life. I don't speak to her and she doesn't speak to me.
"What do use for washing dishes?"
"Oh, I tried many things but found my husband best. "
"Why don't you give your husband a divorce?"
"What, I have lived with him for ten years and now I should make him happy?"
"Young man, do you think you can handle a variety of work?"
"I ought to be able to. I've had 12 different jobs in four months."
Difficult ?s & intellegent Answers...........................
Difficult Questions & Intelligent Answers!....................
Not only our technical knowledge helps, but also the presence of mind and the right answer at right time.......................
Even if u don't know the answer for a question just confuse the questioner
Question and the Answer given by Candidates oh sorry they are IAS Officers now.
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS )
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find! An elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper)
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.
Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted in! to reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"
Not only our technical knowledge helps, but also the presence of mind and the right answer at right time.......................
Even if u don't know the answer for a question just confuse the questioner
Question and the Answer given by Candidates oh sorry they are IAS Officers now.
Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)
Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23 Rank Opted for IFS )
Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find! An elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)
Q. What looks like half apple?
A : The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper)
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid (UPSC 33Rank )
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.
Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted in! to reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"
Law of Seed...................................
Law of the Seed......................................
This is a very good piece of thought.Read carefully and relate it to your life.
The Law of the Seed.................
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree and each apple has ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds!
We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few
more apple trees?"
Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us:
“Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow”.
So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once."
This might mean:...........
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job.
You'll interview forty people to find one good employee.
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea
And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed.
We stop feeling like victims.
We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.
Laws of nature are not things to take personally.
We just need to understand them(Facts of the nature and its realities) - and work with them.................and get along with them without making any FUSS & FUN.
This is a very good piece of thought.Read carefully and relate it to your life.
The Law of the Seed.................
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree and each apple has ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds!
We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few
more apple trees?"
Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us:
“Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow”.
So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once."
This might mean:...........
You'll attend twenty interviews to get one job.
You'll interview forty people to find one good employee.
You'll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea
And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.
When we understand the "Law of the Seed", we don't get so disappointed.
We stop feeling like victims.
We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.
Laws of nature are not things to take personally.
We just need to understand them(Facts of the nature and its realities) - and work with them.................and get along with them without making any FUSS & FUN.
Growing old and living life Gracefully..............
Growing Old and living life Gracefully .....................& leaving the planet earth.................
There was a rest home for elderly ladies. Being experienced in looking at people and discerning the type of lives they had lived, seeing these ladies who sat grumbling, one could see the types of lives they lived in their marriages. I would say that all but two in the entire group had hung divorce over their husband's head all through life. That is how they got their way: "If you don't give me what I want, I will divorce you!" But there were two souls sitting there who were also suffering, but they were happy. They had an inner joy. The conditions weren't too good--they never are in such places--but these two souls sat happily observing, and one could see that they were understanding what they observed. That is the secret of growing old, being able to understand what you observe.
To grow old gracefully and to get away from the habit of just growing old naturally and thus physically and emotionally losing the spirit entirely ,you have to plan ahead. You have to know where you are going. Everyone who goes on in life is going to get old, believe it or not. But we can pass through those years beautifully, providing the balance is right. You get that right balance by following good advice and conquering the mistakes that you have made in the past and making them right.
When we are selfish, and flare up and lose control of ourselves, we are like animals. When we reflect understanding, have control of ourselves and use our will to conquer our lower nature, we are using the Godly part of our mind. That's why people must do just exactly what they want to do. It is either the spiritual being that is stronger, or the animal within them that is stronger. If they control the animal nature, then what happens? The spiritual being automatically takes over.
If they live according to the rules of the animal nature, then what happens? They snuff out the spirit, they snuff out life, and they decay. Decay immediately sets in. It is terrible to think about, but that's the rule. That's what happens. That's why we have basic laws and basic principles to abide and live by. If we live by them, automatically good things will happen. You don't even have to wish or hope. Good things will just automatically come along. And if you don't live by the laws, automatically things that aren't too palatable present themselves before you, and you get entangled in them quite automatically.
So, let's think about the years to come. Let's see if we are laying the foundation for our mature years to rot away, or to become beautiful and content and happy with ourselves. Look into your home right now. Look at your life. What are you doing now? What have you done? What are you going to do? Do you have a foundation for a future that is real and permanent and full and joyous and happy? Or is your life like a child's sandbox? These are the things we have to face as we look ahead to our own advanced age.
So, don't visit any Gurudeva (God man) every and say to him, "You gave a very nice upadesha, Gurudeva. I really got so much out of it....." Rather,go back in ten years and let him see by your radiant face how much you got out of it. That will make him happy. Let him see by your tomorrows and how you meet challenges when various things come up that you should do and you are given advice on what to do,how you face them, how polite you are, how kindly you are, how understanding you are.,how caring and concerning you are ................and that will show and prove your sincerity, your reality, your character and true nature as living human being..................And always remember to.......................................................
"Do good, and leave behind you a monument of virtue
that the storms of time can never destroy.
Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy on the
hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by
year, and you will never be forgotten. Your name and
your good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven. "
There was a rest home for elderly ladies. Being experienced in looking at people and discerning the type of lives they had lived, seeing these ladies who sat grumbling, one could see the types of lives they lived in their marriages. I would say that all but two in the entire group had hung divorce over their husband's head all through life. That is how they got their way: "If you don't give me what I want, I will divorce you!" But there were two souls sitting there who were also suffering, but they were happy. They had an inner joy. The conditions weren't too good--they never are in such places--but these two souls sat happily observing, and one could see that they were understanding what they observed. That is the secret of growing old, being able to understand what you observe.
To grow old gracefully and to get away from the habit of just growing old naturally and thus physically and emotionally losing the spirit entirely ,you have to plan ahead. You have to know where you are going. Everyone who goes on in life is going to get old, believe it or not. But we can pass through those years beautifully, providing the balance is right. You get that right balance by following good advice and conquering the mistakes that you have made in the past and making them right.
When we are selfish, and flare up and lose control of ourselves, we are like animals. When we reflect understanding, have control of ourselves and use our will to conquer our lower nature, we are using the Godly part of our mind. That's why people must do just exactly what they want to do. It is either the spiritual being that is stronger, or the animal within them that is stronger. If they control the animal nature, then what happens? The spiritual being automatically takes over.
If they live according to the rules of the animal nature, then what happens? They snuff out the spirit, they snuff out life, and they decay. Decay immediately sets in. It is terrible to think about, but that's the rule. That's what happens. That's why we have basic laws and basic principles to abide and live by. If we live by them, automatically good things will happen. You don't even have to wish or hope. Good things will just automatically come along. And if you don't live by the laws, automatically things that aren't too palatable present themselves before you, and you get entangled in them quite automatically.
So, let's think about the years to come. Let's see if we are laying the foundation for our mature years to rot away, or to become beautiful and content and happy with ourselves. Look into your home right now. Look at your life. What are you doing now? What have you done? What are you going to do? Do you have a foundation for a future that is real and permanent and full and joyous and happy? Or is your life like a child's sandbox? These are the things we have to face as we look ahead to our own advanced age.
So, don't visit any Gurudeva (God man) every and say to him, "You gave a very nice upadesha, Gurudeva. I really got so much out of it....." Rather,go back in ten years and let him see by your radiant face how much you got out of it. That will make him happy. Let him see by your tomorrows and how you meet challenges when various things come up that you should do and you are given advice on what to do,how you face them, how polite you are, how kindly you are, how understanding you are.,how caring and concerning you are ................and that will show and prove your sincerity, your reality, your character and true nature as living human being..................And always remember to.......................................................
"Do good, and leave behind you a monument of virtue
that the storms of time can never destroy.
Write your name in kindness, love, and mercy on the
hearts of thousands you come in contact with year by
year, and you will never be forgotten. Your name and
your good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven. "
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Gift of the season.............................
Gift of the Season for you to share with..............
To your Friend - Sincere Loyalty
To your Enemy-(If at all
you feel you have)- Humble Forgiveness
To your Boss- Dedicated Service
To your Child - A good example
To your Father - True Honour
To your Mother - Gratitude and Devotion
To your Spouse - Love and Faithfulness
To Yourself - Respect of all
To All Men - Charity without scarcity
To God - Devotion & Prayers...........................
........................AND..............................................
May the Grace of God,his benevolence and Blessings continue to shower upon you and your family
Truly Yours,
J.K
To your Friend - Sincere Loyalty
To your Enemy-(If at all
you feel you have)- Humble Forgiveness
To your Boss- Dedicated Service
To your Child - A good example
To your Father - True Honour
To your Mother - Gratitude and Devotion
To your Spouse - Love and Faithfulness
To Yourself - Respect of all
To All Men - Charity without scarcity
To God - Devotion & Prayers...........................
........................AND..............................................
May the Grace of God,his benevolence and Blessings continue to shower upon you and your family
Truly Yours,
J.K
Main Duties of Parents.............................
Main Duties of Parents..................................
The fundamental duty of parents is to provide food, shelter and clothing and to keep their children safe and healthy. The secondary duty is to bestow education, including instruction in morality and religious life.
Assuring the health and well-being of their offspring is the most essential duty of parents to their children, never to be neglected. Beyond this, parents should provide a good example to their children, being certain that they are taught the Hindu religious heritage and culture along with good values, ethics, strength of character and discipline. Sons and daughters should worship regularly at puja their parents, and the Hindu sacraments should all be learned. Education in all matters is the duty of the parents, including teaching them frankly about sex, its sacredness and the necessity to remain chaste until marriage. Children must learn to respect and observe civil law and to honor and obey their elders. Parents must love their children dearly, and teach them to love. The best way to teach is by example: by their own life, parents teach their children how to live. The Vedas declare, "Of one heart and mind I make you, devoid of hate. Love one another
as a cow loves the calf she has borne. Let the son be courteous to his father, of one mind with his mother. Let the wife speak words that are gentle and sweet to her husband." .....................................
Learn to live diligently with dignity, decency,
divinity, dedication and decorum to fulfil and attain
your mission of life's vision."
AND
"Do things rightfully, gracefully, confidently &
articulately, and to end up successfully- this will
gratify many and astonish the rest."
The fundamental duty of parents is to provide food, shelter and clothing and to keep their children safe and healthy. The secondary duty is to bestow education, including instruction in morality and religious life.
Assuring the health and well-being of their offspring is the most essential duty of parents to their children, never to be neglected. Beyond this, parents should provide a good example to their children, being certain that they are taught the Hindu religious heritage and culture along with good values, ethics, strength of character and discipline. Sons and daughters should worship regularly at puja their parents, and the Hindu sacraments should all be learned. Education in all matters is the duty of the parents, including teaching them frankly about sex, its sacredness and the necessity to remain chaste until marriage. Children must learn to respect and observe civil law and to honor and obey their elders. Parents must love their children dearly, and teach them to love. The best way to teach is by example: by their own life, parents teach their children how to live. The Vedas declare, "Of one heart and mind I make you, devoid of hate. Love one another
as a cow loves the calf she has borne. Let the son be courteous to his father, of one mind with his mother. Let the wife speak words that are gentle and sweet to her husband." .....................................
Learn to live diligently with dignity, decency,
divinity, dedication and decorum to fulfil and attain
your mission of life's vision."
AND
"Do things rightfully, gracefully, confidently &
articulately, and to end up successfully- this will
gratify many and astonish the rest."
Saturday, January 15, 2011
The Right to Lead..........................................
"Be one whom others can trust to take them where they want to reach."
Any group/team activity needs a good leader and leadership is much ahead of Management as in the words of Prof. Drucke.........Management is doing things RIGHT and the leadership is doing the RIGHT things.
One definition on leadership that had the touch of common sense is that of Lord Moran of Britain who was a Medical Officer in the British Infantry battalion during world war I in France and according to him Leadership is the capacity to frame plans that will succeed and the faculty to persuade others to carry them out in the face of all difficulties even danger to life.
The definition has two parts , one deals with the capacity to frame programmes/plans/projects and the second one with the capability to persuade others to implement them.And...................................
." Do things rightfully, gracefully, confidently &
articulately, and to end up successfully- this will
gratify many and astonish the rest."
Any group/team activity needs a good leader and leadership is much ahead of Management as in the words of Prof. Drucke.........Management is doing things RIGHT and the leadership is doing the RIGHT things.
One definition on leadership that had the touch of common sense is that of Lord Moran of Britain who was a Medical Officer in the British Infantry battalion during world war I in France and according to him Leadership is the capacity to frame plans that will succeed and the faculty to persuade others to carry them out in the face of all difficulties even danger to life.
The definition has two parts , one deals with the capacity to frame programmes/plans/projects and the second one with the capability to persuade others to implement them.And...................................
." Do things rightfully, gracefully, confidently &
articulately, and to end up successfully- this will
gratify many and astonish the rest."
Gaining Self-Control
Gaining Self-Control
Perhaps the biggest battle in the beginning stages of practicing attention and concentration is the control of breath. The beginner will not want to sit long enough, or not be able to become quiet enough to have a deep, controlled flow of breath. After five minutes, the physical elements of the subconscious mind will become restless. He will want to squirm about. He will sit down to concentrate on the flower and begin thinking of many other things that he should be doing instead: "I should have done my washing first." "I may be staying here for a half an hour. What if I get hungry? Perhaps I should have eaten first." The telephone may ring, and he will wonder who is calling. "Maybe I should get up and answer it," he thinks and then mentally says, "Let it ring. I'm here to concentrate on the flower." If he does not succeed immediately, he will rationalize, "How important can breathing rhythmically be, anyway? I'm breathing all right. This is far too
simple to be very important." He will go through all of this within himself, for this is how he has been accustomed to living in the conscious mind, jumping from one thing to the next.
When you sit at attention, view all of the distractions that come as you endeavor to concentrate on one single object, such as a flower. This will show you exactly how the conscious and subconscious mind operate. All of the same distractions come in everyday life. If you are a disciplined person, you handle them systematically through the day. If you are indisciplined, you are sporadic in your approach and allow your awareness to become distracted by them haphazardly instead of concentrating on one at a time. Such concerns have been there life after life, year after year. The habit of becoming constantly distracted makes it impossible for you to truly concentrate the mind or to realize anything other than distractions and the desires of the conscious mind itself.
Even the poor subconscious has a time keeping up with the new programming flowing into it from the experiences our awareness goes through as it travels quickly through the conscious mind in an undisciplined way. When the subconscious mind becomes overloaded in recording all that goes into it from the conscious mind, we experience frustration, anxiety, nervousness, insecurity and neuroses. These are some of the subconscious ailments that are so widespread in the world today.
There comes a time in man's life when he has to put an end to it all. He sits down. He begins to breathe, to ponder and be aware of only one pleasant thing. As he does this, he becomes dynamic and his will becomes strong. His concentration continues on that flow. As his breath becomes more and more regulated, his body becomes quiet and the one great faculty of the soul becomes predominant--observation--the first faculty of the unfoldment of the soul.
We as the soul see out through the physical eyes. As we look through the physical eyes at the flower and meditate deeply upon the flower, we tune into the soul's vast well of knowing and begin to observe previously unknown facts about the flower. We see where it came from. We see how one little flower has enough memory locked up within its tiny seed to come up again and again in the very same way. A rose does not forget and come up as a tulip. Nor does a tulip forget and come up as a lily. Nor does a lily forget and come up as a peach tree. There is enough memory resident in the genes of the seeds of each that they come up as the same species every season. As we observe this single law and pierce into the inner realms of the mind, we see the flower as large as a house, or as small as the point of a pin, because the eyes of the superconscious mind, the spiritual body, can magnify or diminish any object in order to study it and understand it. To know
this,to experience this, is to develop willpower to transform oneself into the knower of what is to be known. Yes, willpower is the key, the must, the most needed faculty for spiritual unfoldment on this path. Work hard, strive to accomplish, strengthen the will by using the will. But remember, "With love in the will, the spirit is free." This means that willpower can be used wrongly without the binding softening of love, simple love. Say in your mind to everyone you meet, "I like you. You like me, I really do like you. I love you. I truly love you." And always bear in mind..................................................................
"There is nothing you cannot be,
There is nothing you cannot do,
And there is nothing you cannot achieve,
All you have to have is "BELIEVE IN YOU."
Perhaps the biggest battle in the beginning stages of practicing attention and concentration is the control of breath. The beginner will not want to sit long enough, or not be able to become quiet enough to have a deep, controlled flow of breath. After five minutes, the physical elements of the subconscious mind will become restless. He will want to squirm about. He will sit down to concentrate on the flower and begin thinking of many other things that he should be doing instead: "I should have done my washing first." "I may be staying here for a half an hour. What if I get hungry? Perhaps I should have eaten first." The telephone may ring, and he will wonder who is calling. "Maybe I should get up and answer it," he thinks and then mentally says, "Let it ring. I'm here to concentrate on the flower." If he does not succeed immediately, he will rationalize, "How important can breathing rhythmically be, anyway? I'm breathing all right. This is far too
simple to be very important." He will go through all of this within himself, for this is how he has been accustomed to living in the conscious mind, jumping from one thing to the next.
When you sit at attention, view all of the distractions that come as you endeavor to concentrate on one single object, such as a flower. This will show you exactly how the conscious and subconscious mind operate. All of the same distractions come in everyday life. If you are a disciplined person, you handle them systematically through the day. If you are indisciplined, you are sporadic in your approach and allow your awareness to become distracted by them haphazardly instead of concentrating on one at a time. Such concerns have been there life after life, year after year. The habit of becoming constantly distracted makes it impossible for you to truly concentrate the mind or to realize anything other than distractions and the desires of the conscious mind itself.
Even the poor subconscious has a time keeping up with the new programming flowing into it from the experiences our awareness goes through as it travels quickly through the conscious mind in an undisciplined way. When the subconscious mind becomes overloaded in recording all that goes into it from the conscious mind, we experience frustration, anxiety, nervousness, insecurity and neuroses. These are some of the subconscious ailments that are so widespread in the world today.
There comes a time in man's life when he has to put an end to it all. He sits down. He begins to breathe, to ponder and be aware of only one pleasant thing. As he does this, he becomes dynamic and his will becomes strong. His concentration continues on that flow. As his breath becomes more and more regulated, his body becomes quiet and the one great faculty of the soul becomes predominant--observation--the first faculty of the unfoldment of the soul.
We as the soul see out through the physical eyes. As we look through the physical eyes at the flower and meditate deeply upon the flower, we tune into the soul's vast well of knowing and begin to observe previously unknown facts about the flower. We see where it came from. We see how one little flower has enough memory locked up within its tiny seed to come up again and again in the very same way. A rose does not forget and come up as a tulip. Nor does a tulip forget and come up as a lily. Nor does a lily forget and come up as a peach tree. There is enough memory resident in the genes of the seeds of each that they come up as the same species every season. As we observe this single law and pierce into the inner realms of the mind, we see the flower as large as a house, or as small as the point of a pin, because the eyes of the superconscious mind, the spiritual body, can magnify or diminish any object in order to study it and understand it. To know
this,to experience this, is to develop willpower to transform oneself into the knower of what is to be known. Yes, willpower is the key, the must, the most needed faculty for spiritual unfoldment on this path. Work hard, strive to accomplish, strengthen the will by using the will. But remember, "With love in the will, the spirit is free." This means that willpower can be used wrongly without the binding softening of love, simple love. Say in your mind to everyone you meet, "I like you. You like me, I really do like you. I love you. I truly love you." And always bear in mind..................................................................
"There is nothing you cannot be,
There is nothing you cannot do,
And there is nothing you cannot achieve,
All you have to have is "BELIEVE IN YOU."
Be good to yourself...................................
Be Good to Yourself.................................
Trust yourself,You know what you want and need.
Put yourself first,You can't be anything for anybody else unless you take care of yourself.
Let your feelings be known,They are important.
Express your opinions,It's good to hear yourself talk.
Value your thinking,You do it well.
Take the time and space you need.Even if other people are wanting something from you.
When you need something, don't talk yourself out of it.Even if you can't have it, it's ok to need.
When you are scared, let someone know.Isolating yourself when you're scared makes it worse.
When you feel like running away, let yourself feel the scare.Think about what you fear will happen and decide what you need to do.
When you're angry, let yourself feel the anger.Decide what you want to do.
Just feel it, express it, or take some action.
When you're sad, think about what would be comforting.When you're hurt, tell the person who hurt you.Keeping it inside makes it grow.
When you have work to do and you don't want to do it,
Decide what really needs to be done and what can wait.
When you want something from someone else, ask.You'll be okay if they say no.Asking is being true to yourself.
When you need help, ask.Trust people to say no if they don't want to give.
When people turn you down,It usually has to do with them, and not with you.
Ask someone else for what you need.
When you feel alone, know there are people who want to be with you.
Fantasize what it would be like to be with each of them.Decide if you want to make that happen.
When you feel anxious, let yourself know that in your head.You've moved into the future to something scary And your body has gotten up the energy for it.
Come back to the present...............................................
When you want to say something loving to someone,
go ahead. Expressing your feeling is not a commitment.
When someone yells at you, physically support yourself By relaxing into your chair or putting your feet firmly on the floor.
Remember to breathe. Think about the message they are trying to get across to you.
When you're harassing yourself, stop.You do it when you need something.
Figure out what you need and get it.
When everything seems wrong,You are overwhelmed and need some comforting.
Ask for it. Afterwards, you can think about what you need to do.
When you want to talk to someone new and are scared, breathe.Don't start rehearsing, just plunge in.If it doesn't go well, you can stop.
If you're doing something you don't like to do,, Stop.Think about what you really want.If you're stuck and can't think clearly, talk out loud to someone.
When you can't think straight,Stop thinking. Feel.When you're in need of love, reach out.There are people who love you.
When you're confused, it's usually because you think you should Do one thing and you want to do another.Dialogue with yourself or present both sides to a friend.
When you feel harried, slow down.Deliberately slow your breathing, your speech, and your movements.
When you have tears, cry.When you feel like crying and it's not a safe place to cry,Acknowledge your pain and promise yourself a good cry later.
Keep your promise.
When everything seems gray, look for color.If one of these rules seems wrong for you, talk about it with someone.Then, rewrite it so it fits you.But............................
Remember, Be Good To Yourself!..........................................
AND "YOU DON'T THINK TO BREATH"..........."YOU BREATH TO THINK"
Trust yourself,You know what you want and need.
Put yourself first,You can't be anything for anybody else unless you take care of yourself.
Let your feelings be known,They are important.
Express your opinions,It's good to hear yourself talk.
Value your thinking,You do it well.
Take the time and space you need.Even if other people are wanting something from you.
When you need something, don't talk yourself out of it.Even if you can't have it, it's ok to need.
When you are scared, let someone know.Isolating yourself when you're scared makes it worse.
When you feel like running away, let yourself feel the scare.Think about what you fear will happen and decide what you need to do.
When you're angry, let yourself feel the anger.Decide what you want to do.
Just feel it, express it, or take some action.
When you're sad, think about what would be comforting.When you're hurt, tell the person who hurt you.Keeping it inside makes it grow.
When you have work to do and you don't want to do it,
Decide what really needs to be done and what can wait.
When you want something from someone else, ask.You'll be okay if they say no.Asking is being true to yourself.
When you need help, ask.Trust people to say no if they don't want to give.
When people turn you down,It usually has to do with them, and not with you.
Ask someone else for what you need.
When you feel alone, know there are people who want to be with you.
Fantasize what it would be like to be with each of them.Decide if you want to make that happen.
When you feel anxious, let yourself know that in your head.You've moved into the future to something scary And your body has gotten up the energy for it.
Come back to the present...............................................
When you want to say something loving to someone,
go ahead. Expressing your feeling is not a commitment.
When someone yells at you, physically support yourself By relaxing into your chair or putting your feet firmly on the floor.
Remember to breathe. Think about the message they are trying to get across to you.
When you're harassing yourself, stop.You do it when you need something.
Figure out what you need and get it.
When everything seems wrong,You are overwhelmed and need some comforting.
Ask for it. Afterwards, you can think about what you need to do.
When you want to talk to someone new and are scared, breathe.Don't start rehearsing, just plunge in.If it doesn't go well, you can stop.
If you're doing something you don't like to do,, Stop.Think about what you really want.If you're stuck and can't think clearly, talk out loud to someone.
When you can't think straight,Stop thinking. Feel.When you're in need of love, reach out.There are people who love you.
When you're confused, it's usually because you think you should Do one thing and you want to do another.Dialogue with yourself or present both sides to a friend.
When you feel harried, slow down.Deliberately slow your breathing, your speech, and your movements.
When you have tears, cry.When you feel like crying and it's not a safe place to cry,Acknowledge your pain and promise yourself a good cry later.
Keep your promise.
When everything seems gray, look for color.If one of these rules seems wrong for you, talk about it with someone.Then, rewrite it so it fits you.But............................
Remember, Be Good To Yourself!..........................................
AND "YOU DON'T THINK TO BREATH"..........."YOU BREATH TO THINK"
How to keep your mind sharap..........................
How To Keep Your Mind Sharp................................
The importance of keeping your mind sharp cannot be overstated. We’re all part of a fantastic intellectual and information economy, which thrives on ideas, creativity and intelligence. Keeping your mind sharp is sure to give you the edge over the competition, and more importantly lead to your own higher levels of happiness.
When your mind is in good order and shape, you will........................
Have greater motivation and focus.
Get more useful things done.
Come up with more creative ideas.
Find inspiration more often.
Remember more and more.
Experience a better and healthier life.
Follow the following few practises that you will find are extremely beneficial in keeping your mind sharp and can help you as well............
1) Continue reading, absorbing knowledge and experiencing culture
Sorry to use a clichéd quote,
"Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself."
It should be something pleasurable and done for intrinsic reasons above all else. Read books on subjects both within your field and in new fields you know nothing about; watch lectures on fascinating new subjects; read about ancient societies; take in a new form of art you’ve never experienced; you get the idea. Challenge your mind to continually broaden your horizon and soak up new information like an infinite sponge (that’s pretty much what it is, you should use it to do just that).
2) Learn a skill or craft you’ve never tried before like playing an instrument, composing music, painting, building a model air plane, or even coding computer programs.
Engage your mind in learning a new skill. You’re never too old to do this, but this is definitely something you should start as young as you can. I started composing my own music at around 17, and in retrospect I wish I had started even younger. You’d be surprised how much learning a new skill will open up many new paths in your mind and help you become even better at whatever you are already an expert at. You’ll also open yourself up to tons of new connections and intellectual social circles by engaging yourself in a new hobby, form of art, or trade.
3) To improve memory don’t write everything down
If you can, try this for a week: write down everything you need to do at the beginning of the week, as you normally would, but take your list and put it out of sight. Instead of keeping that list visible at your desk, internalise your projects and simply remember and know what needs to be done, prioritise it in your mind, and do it. Your brain is extremely powerful and you’ll find that, in time, you may not have to write anything down to remember everything (you can still keep a list for reference, but it’s great not to need it).
4) Give your mind time to assimilate knowledge
We live in a culture where we are constantly experiencing and learning new things and taking in new information. This is a great thing, I’m not going to go into the information overload spiel, I don’t really believe in that anyway (you are in total control over how much information you take in at once). But in your process of absorbing new skills, knowledge and life experiences; internal analysis of yourself, what you have learned and where you are going is vital to put everything in proper perspective. Some people do it well during running, others through listening to music, and some people through making art. Find your own place that allows you to assimilate all you have learned and frequent it often.
5) Eat well, sleep well and exercise often
Giving your mind the proper rest and energy is essential to getting the best performance out of it. This one is pretty self explanatory, but people often forget that you need proper fuel and proper rest to function optimally. Also, putting your physical body through the paces is a surefire way to rejuvenate yourself mentally. If you’re ever feeling stressed, out of inspiration, or depressed, a few days of nutritious food, good sleep and vigorous exercise will put you back to your full self soon enough.
IMPORTANT ONE...............................................
And at last if none of the above formula works for you do vist..............
"www.jaykayram.com"
and click all links (more particularly BLOG)and read through patiently as you will find +800 postings , & your mind has got to become SHARP.
The importance of keeping your mind sharp cannot be overstated. We’re all part of a fantastic intellectual and information economy, which thrives on ideas, creativity and intelligence. Keeping your mind sharp is sure to give you the edge over the competition, and more importantly lead to your own higher levels of happiness.
When your mind is in good order and shape, you will........................
Have greater motivation and focus.
Get more useful things done.
Come up with more creative ideas.
Find inspiration more often.
Remember more and more.
Experience a better and healthier life.
Follow the following few practises that you will find are extremely beneficial in keeping your mind sharp and can help you as well............
1) Continue reading, absorbing knowledge and experiencing culture
Sorry to use a clichéd quote,
"Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself."
It should be something pleasurable and done for intrinsic reasons above all else. Read books on subjects both within your field and in new fields you know nothing about; watch lectures on fascinating new subjects; read about ancient societies; take in a new form of art you’ve never experienced; you get the idea. Challenge your mind to continually broaden your horizon and soak up new information like an infinite sponge (that’s pretty much what it is, you should use it to do just that).
2) Learn a skill or craft you’ve never tried before like playing an instrument, composing music, painting, building a model air plane, or even coding computer programs.
Engage your mind in learning a new skill. You’re never too old to do this, but this is definitely something you should start as young as you can. I started composing my own music at around 17, and in retrospect I wish I had started even younger. You’d be surprised how much learning a new skill will open up many new paths in your mind and help you become even better at whatever you are already an expert at. You’ll also open yourself up to tons of new connections and intellectual social circles by engaging yourself in a new hobby, form of art, or trade.
3) To improve memory don’t write everything down
If you can, try this for a week: write down everything you need to do at the beginning of the week, as you normally would, but take your list and put it out of sight. Instead of keeping that list visible at your desk, internalise your projects and simply remember and know what needs to be done, prioritise it in your mind, and do it. Your brain is extremely powerful and you’ll find that, in time, you may not have to write anything down to remember everything (you can still keep a list for reference, but it’s great not to need it).
4) Give your mind time to assimilate knowledge
We live in a culture where we are constantly experiencing and learning new things and taking in new information. This is a great thing, I’m not going to go into the information overload spiel, I don’t really believe in that anyway (you are in total control over how much information you take in at once). But in your process of absorbing new skills, knowledge and life experiences; internal analysis of yourself, what you have learned and where you are going is vital to put everything in proper perspective. Some people do it well during running, others through listening to music, and some people through making art. Find your own place that allows you to assimilate all you have learned and frequent it often.
5) Eat well, sleep well and exercise often
Giving your mind the proper rest and energy is essential to getting the best performance out of it. This one is pretty self explanatory, but people often forget that you need proper fuel and proper rest to function optimally. Also, putting your physical body through the paces is a surefire way to rejuvenate yourself mentally. If you’re ever feeling stressed, out of inspiration, or depressed, a few days of nutritious food, good sleep and vigorous exercise will put you back to your full self soon enough.
IMPORTANT ONE...............................................
And at last if none of the above formula works for you do vist..............
"www.jaykayram.com"
and click all links (more particularly BLOG)and read through patiently as you will find +800 postings , & your mind has got to become SHARP.
How to control Mind............................
How to control the Mind...........................
The first lesson in controlling the mind is self awareness; sit for some time and let the mind run on. Let the monkey mind jump as much as he can; you simply wait and watch.
(Swami Vivekananda used to compare a restless mind to a to a restless monkey which is stung by the scorpion of jealousy, drunk with the wine of desire, and possessed by the demon of pride.).
Give the monkey the rein; many hideous thoughts may come into it; you will be astonished that it was possible for you to think such thoughts. But you will find that each day the mind’s vagaries are becoming less and less violent, that each day it is becoming calmer. In the first few months you will find that the mind will have a great many thoughts, later you will find that they have somewhat decreased, and in a few more months they will be fewer and fewer, until at last the mind will be under perfect control; but we must patiently practice every day.
Swami Vivekananda
The first lesson in controlling the mind is self awareness; sit for some time and let the mind run on. Let the monkey mind jump as much as he can; you simply wait and watch.
(Swami Vivekananda used to compare a restless mind to a to a restless monkey which is stung by the scorpion of jealousy, drunk with the wine of desire, and possessed by the demon of pride.).
Give the monkey the rein; many hideous thoughts may come into it; you will be astonished that it was possible for you to think such thoughts. But you will find that each day the mind’s vagaries are becoming less and less violent, that each day it is becoming calmer. In the first few months you will find that the mind will have a great many thoughts, later you will find that they have somewhat decreased, and in a few more months they will be fewer and fewer, until at last the mind will be under perfect control; but we must patiently practice every day.
Swami Vivekananda
Safety.............Even beyond the control of God.......
Safety - even beyond God's control at pilgrim centres in India?
It seems like even Gods can't guarantee safety to his devotees in their own holy places. Stampede and deaths have almost become a routine ritual in the religious places of India. Who do we blame for such disasters? - the government, religious authorities or the devotees?
Fresh news emerges from Kerala's Idukki district that at least 100 pilgrims are feared dead in a accident and nearly as many injured- triggered stampede. The pilgrims were returning after having darshan of the deity at the Sabarimala shrine on the auspicious makara sankranty day.
This is the latest of the deadly disasters at the Indian religious places claiming many lives. At least 63 devotees were killed and thirty five injured in a stampede at an ashram in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh in March 2010. It was in September 2008, on the occasion of the start of Navaratri, nearly 150 people lost their lives and over 425 injured in a stampede at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh also witnessed a similar incident in the same year which claimed almost 150 lives. Eight people were trampled to death in March 2008 in Karila village in Madhya Pradesh. The 2005 stampede incident in Mandhar Devi temple in Maharashtra claimed nearly 300 lives. These are some of the deadly disasters the country has seen in the last few years. Almost 700 lives were lost in eight years in temple stampedes in India.
Some say 'life comes pretty cheap in India' and such sad incidents prove it. It should be noted that many of these incidents happen during the festivals known to everyone and so an unexpected crowd can always be expected. Blame game has become the part of the show that starts after all such tragic events but yields no good even to God- neither to the victims nor to the system.
The authorities should learn from some of the well-run religious places such as Tirupati which even has unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance as part of its security enhancement plan. The town is it is well connected by air, rail and road. The well managed independent trust, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which employs more than 14,000 people, provides proper transportation, accommodation and meals to the pilgrims. The improved infrastructure in the temple town has attracted large investments from various industries including IT.
This is not the case in most of the religious places across India. Most of them do not have proper crowd management measures. Ambulance and medical facilities are rudimentary in most cases. A well-designed action plan for proper crowd movements and disaster management is almost non-existent. Mass events conducted by the so-called self-proclaimed living Gods without proper permission or knowledge of the local authorities lead to such disasters. The police force is often incompetent to deal with this situation as they are not given proper training, trials or equipments.
The gross mismanagement and apathy by the government and its local authorities are often responsible for such untoward events. When negligence of the authorities are well exhibited by the fact that many such mammoth gatherings were allowed to take place in very small places without proper measures to control the large crowd movement.
It is obvious that any sudden rush of the panic gripped devotes will result in such tragedies and if we do not take adequate measures to put an end to this, then even Gods won't be able to help his devotees. For majority of the Temple authorities/Governments and other related Agencies/Department the view is very clear in their mind and message......
"MONEY IS..................REST IS NOT" amassing money at the cost of the pilgrims/devotees and taking their valuable lives away....................
What an Unethical system and corrupt practise prevailing in our country scaring and fearing poeople even to go to God's place of worship.!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems like even Gods can't guarantee safety to his devotees in their own holy places. Stampede and deaths have almost become a routine ritual in the religious places of India. Who do we blame for such disasters? - the government, religious authorities or the devotees?
Fresh news emerges from Kerala's Idukki district that at least 100 pilgrims are feared dead in a accident and nearly as many injured- triggered stampede. The pilgrims were returning after having darshan of the deity at the Sabarimala shrine on the auspicious makara sankranty day.
This is the latest of the deadly disasters at the Indian religious places claiming many lives. At least 63 devotees were killed and thirty five injured in a stampede at an ashram in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh in March 2010. It was in September 2008, on the occasion of the start of Navaratri, nearly 150 people lost their lives and over 425 injured in a stampede at the Chamunda Devi Temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Naina Devi temple in Himachal Pradesh also witnessed a similar incident in the same year which claimed almost 150 lives. Eight people were trampled to death in March 2008 in Karila village in Madhya Pradesh. The 2005 stampede incident in Mandhar Devi temple in Maharashtra claimed nearly 300 lives. These are some of the deadly disasters the country has seen in the last few years. Almost 700 lives were lost in eight years in temple stampedes in India.
Some say 'life comes pretty cheap in India' and such sad incidents prove it. It should be noted that many of these incidents happen during the festivals known to everyone and so an unexpected crowd can always be expected. Blame game has become the part of the show that starts after all such tragic events but yields no good even to God- neither to the victims nor to the system.
The authorities should learn from some of the well-run religious places such as Tirupati which even has unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveillance as part of its security enhancement plan. The town is it is well connected by air, rail and road. The well managed independent trust, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, which employs more than 14,000 people, provides proper transportation, accommodation and meals to the pilgrims. The improved infrastructure in the temple town has attracted large investments from various industries including IT.
This is not the case in most of the religious places across India. Most of them do not have proper crowd management measures. Ambulance and medical facilities are rudimentary in most cases. A well-designed action plan for proper crowd movements and disaster management is almost non-existent. Mass events conducted by the so-called self-proclaimed living Gods without proper permission or knowledge of the local authorities lead to such disasters. The police force is often incompetent to deal with this situation as they are not given proper training, trials or equipments.
The gross mismanagement and apathy by the government and its local authorities are often responsible for such untoward events. When negligence of the authorities are well exhibited by the fact that many such mammoth gatherings were allowed to take place in very small places without proper measures to control the large crowd movement.
It is obvious that any sudden rush of the panic gripped devotes will result in such tragedies and if we do not take adequate measures to put an end to this, then even Gods won't be able to help his devotees. For majority of the Temple authorities/Governments and other related Agencies/Department the view is very clear in their mind and message......
"MONEY IS..................REST IS NOT" amassing money at the cost of the pilgrims/devotees and taking their valuable lives away....................
What an Unethical system and corrupt practise prevailing in our country scaring and fearing poeople even to go to God's place of worship.!!!!!!!!!!!
Importance of paying attention.........,...
Importance of paying attention & Hassles of Not Paying attention............Pl Read.
I st year students of MBBS were attending their 1st anatomy class.
They all gathered around the surgery table with a real dead dog.
The Professor started class by telling two important qualities as a Doctor.
The 1st is that NEVER BE DISGUSTED FOR ANYTHING ABOUT BODY,
e.g. He inserted his finger in dog's mouth & on drawing back tasted it in his own mouth.
Then he said them to do the same.......................
The students hesitated for several minutes.
But eventually everyone inserted their fingers in dog's mouth & then tasted it.
When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said:...........
The most important 2nd quality is OBSERVATION, I inserted my Middle finger but tasted the Index finger.
Now learn to pay attention.....................................
Moral:......................
Life is tough but it’s a lot tougher when you are not paying attention
I st year students of MBBS were attending their 1st anatomy class.
They all gathered around the surgery table with a real dead dog.
The Professor started class by telling two important qualities as a Doctor.
The 1st is that NEVER BE DISGUSTED FOR ANYTHING ABOUT BODY,
e.g. He inserted his finger in dog's mouth & on drawing back tasted it in his own mouth.
Then he said them to do the same.......................
The students hesitated for several minutes.
But eventually everyone inserted their fingers in dog's mouth & then tasted it.
When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said:...........
The most important 2nd quality is OBSERVATION, I inserted my Middle finger but tasted the Index finger.
Now learn to pay attention.....................................
Moral:......................
Life is tough but it’s a lot tougher when you are not paying attention
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